1152  -AMEIMCAN RAILROAD JOURNAL.

‘WATFIA Eh WHAl‘i«‘l“O N WM. GOURTENAY, President. M CHAS. F. COBB. Secretmn

Safety Railfiad ‘SW”°h- THE LOOK-NUT &. BOLT COMPANY OF NEW YORK,

d@ BQTH RAILS of the No. 61 Broadway, New York.
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. This Switch provides perfect safety for both
the main track and the side track, besides re- June 16, 1868.

IMPROVED

    

August 23, 1870.

 
    

moving all switches from the main track as llllllilhl ,
efi‘ectua_lly as if there were no sidings on the ~ _ ._ _ _
whole hue. _ _ _ Unequalled for Cheapness, Simphclty and Effectiveness.
They h9»V9 hue“ 111 use on Varlous lmportant DEBCRI:P'1'ION.—A. pointed copper key is placed ina groove out in the threaded part of the bolt, over which the nut

Railroads for over two ears, and have re eated- is screwed to its position, cutting its own thread in the copper, t-hereby taking up all the slack between the bolt
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ly saved. passnznger tralns from Clestructlon, when and the nut. By riveting up against the face of the nut the proleetmg portion ‘of the copper key, the nut 15 firmly
running at high Speed, (from 30 to 45 miles per locléed 1n itstpotsigrgn, but can be readt1t1ly a%]116iJBd or renfoivzd 31:11 a wrench without nrgury to either bolt or nut.
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hour.) at places Where by accldent the Smtch saaarliifoll. “iv? s§1iciiZrt“l§'éi §z’Z'§,l§i.er£y mm "mm" e ’ u 7” W m use °" W” fif ” R‘””°“‘“’ gmng "°”“’°‘”

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‘” Gen 6 ;;§,,:;;, 6 S1 mg Llcenses Granted to R. R. _C0mpan1es,, Car Builders and others.

ABRAHAM BARKER, Pre_s’t,
Or WM. WHARTON,lr.-,Sup’t, ~ 9 3 A T ling

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Billmeyer & Smalls,

YORK, PENN.
'1‘ his old cstablislied firm continue to build all kinclsof
Freight Cars to order. Mm
Narrow Gauge Cars gllflgfu
having received their special attention. they are pl‘(’I)fl.l‘l'(l - —
to receive orders and to deliver promptly. MADE 3y
They have 1' urnishccl the following Roads with N:mnv.' ' ,
Gauge frciglit cars, viz: Denver and Rio C:‘rrancle,1C:m.-n.  E  E 1 E : &   I’ | ‘CH E : ‘  I
Central, North and South R. R. of G-. 9

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This Joint is made of two heavy bars of wrought iron, or cast steel, sixteen inches in length, or any other desired
length, fitted to the side of the rail and secured by four three-quarter inch bolts, with four malleable cast-iron cups and
washers, and a. gum ring two inches in diameter and half an inch thick, in each cup.

The value of gum to absorb jarring motion is well known ; but when the pressure is as great as that required to secure
the ends of railroad rails, some device, or method by which to prevent the gum from being forced out from under the
washer, when subjected to increased pressure, is indispensable. The PATENT COMPENSAT IN G FISHJOIN '1' secure;
that effect and enables Railroad Managersto apply all the force and pressure desired.

Where this Joint is securely fastened by screwing the nut upon the washer and gum in the cups with :1 lever three feet
in length, it makes a perfectly tight joint, and thus secures what Railroad Managers have long desired—ra amz‘z'mtous rail,
with sufficient elasticity in the gum to relieve from and compensate for the sudden jar and at the same time allow for
expansion and contraction by heat or cold. ‘

_  . __ _ We confidently claim for the PATENT COMPEN SATIN G FISH-J OIN T:

That it makes the best and cheapest form of fastening, requiring no plate or chair underneath the foot of the rail.

MANUFACTURERS OF That it is safe and secure, and prevents the numerous accidents resulting from loose or broken rails.

‘ That this Joint absorbs the vibratory shock given by the wheels in passing over the ends of rails, and thereby pre-
  N e  venting fracture; and we have yet to hear of the first rail having been broken with our Joint on it.
That 1 t can be applied in repairing and relaying with the least trouble and delay.

  IN  F  That the materials are indestructible, and make A runrncr AND CONTINUOUS RAIL, thus securing what has long been

desired, and what all previous experiments have failed to attain.
works and 0fice' one block from Penn. gent R_ R. Depot‘ The Manufacturers can supply these joints, complete in all their parts, ready to be fastened to the rails with dispatch.
' PHILADELPHIA_ PA_ ' Refer to all the Leading .Ra«ila-cad: in the Country. .

EDWARD J. ETTII\lGn

105 Walnut St., Philadelphia,
MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT ron THE SALE 015'
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ___

RAILROAIJAIRON

01:‘ every’ Size,‘ Weight and Pattern.
ROLLING STOCK 8:. SUPPLIES.
Old Rails Ile-Rolled & Exchanged for New.

Iron Received on Storage, in Bond or Free,
Weighed and Delivered. Wharf connected by Track with
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.

gwspecial attention paid to the Purchase and Sale of A

 
    
  
 

   

 
 

  

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Wrought Iron

RAIL JOINTS,

MADE BY

FISHER & NORRIS,
The Superiority of these Joints has

been proved by eight years‘ use on dif-
ferent Roads.

Dld Railroad and Scrap Iron.
GONSIGXNMENTS SOLIOITED. a’